Samuel Giammarino and Garrett Brandes Achieve World Record for Longest Documented Hike to a Mountaintop Sword Duel
After hiking 1.1 miles to the summit of Mount Kearsarge in New Hampshire, lifelong friends completed a sword duel before onlookers, witnesses, and a mountain sky. By Atlas Editorial Team 3 June 2026 • Wilmot, New Hampshire [USA] A Mountain, a Rivalry, and the Old Human Urge to Climb There are records born from laboratories, stadiums, stopwatches, and spreadsheets. And then there are records born from something older and stranger: two friends, a mountain, a pair of swords, a
Jun 3
Bill Pearson Sets New World Record Benchmark for Live-Pitch Softball Exit Velocity
Certified by Atlas World Records, the Illinois slugger surpasses the sport’s unofficial 116 mph benchmark with a verified 120 mph blast off a human-delivered pitch of a slow pitched softball. By Atlas Editorial Team 6 April 2026 • Gilbert, Arizona, USA A Measured Moment in the Desert On February 19, 2026, beneath the desert night sky at Cactus Yards in Gilbert, Arizona, Bill Pearson stepped into the batter’s box and produced a moment that now stands as the fastest ever reco
Apr 6
World Record Set in Barellan as 62 Heavy Horses Pull Historic Wool Waggon
At the Good Old Days Festival, a team of 62 draught horses pulled a fully laden wool waggon—recreating a near-lost feat of coordination, endurance, and rural heritage.
Mar 24
Dubai Creator Builds 54 Websites in Record Time, Achievement Certified as World Record
Mohammad Sabir B M created 54 fully functional websites in a single continuous session, a feat validated as a world record by Atlas World Records and inspired by the UAE’s 54-year history. By Atlas Editorial Team 23 March 2026 • Dubai, UAE An Act of Digital Endurance In the electric quiet of a Dubai evening, as the world carried on unaware, a man sat before the cold glow of his computer and began a task that would seem, to most, impossible. He was not searching for spectacl
Mar 23
Ariel Eizenthal’s 56 Parallel Bar Dips in 30 Seconds Certified as World Record
In Petah Tikva, Ariel Eizenthal completed 56 controlled repetitions within a 30-second interval, a performance now verified as a world record by Atlas World Records. By Atlas Editorial Team 23 March, 2026 •. Petah Tikva, Israel An Interval That Reveals Everything There are brief intervals of time that expose the truth of the human body. Thirty seconds is one of them. It is long enough for fatigue to announce itself, yet short enough that illusion cannot survive. On December
Mar 23